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Lee Kuan Yew Quotes: Usually I read biographies of interesting people. I am not attracted to novels - make-believe, or recreations of what people think life should be.
         

Usually I read biographies of interesting people. I am not attracted to novels - make-believe, or recreations of what people think life should be.


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I’m very determined. If I decide that something is worth doing, then I’ll put my heart and soul to it. The whole ground can be against me, but if I know it is right, I’ll do it.



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If there was one formula for our success,it was that we were constantly studying how to make things work,or how to make them work better.



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A leader without the vision, to strive to improve things, is no good. Then you will just stay put, you won't progress.



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Having an education is one thing, being educated is another.



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I'm not saying that everything I did was right, but everything I did was for an honourable purpose.



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Please do not assume that you can change governments. Young people don’t understand this.





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